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TO IMMEDIATE PEKING TELNO. 335 OF 19 MAY INFO IMMEDIATE GOV. HONG KONG ROUTINE RANGOON,

PERSONAL

YOUR TELNO. 331 (NOT REPEATED TO RANCOON): MR ROYLE'S VISIT TO

CHINA.

1.

THE PARLIAMENTARY PROGRAMME DURING THE WEEK AFTER THE WHITSUN RECESS WILL MAKE IT NECESSARY FOR HR ROYLE TO BE BACK 14 THIS COUNTR

COUNTRY BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON OF 8 JUNE. ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE CHINESE WILL AGREE TO HIS FLYING FROM HONG KONG TO PEKING AND BACK AGAIN IN AN RAF VC10, THE TIMETABLE WHICH MR ROYLE NOW HAS IN MIND IS AS FOLLOWS:-

29 MAY

DEPART BRIZE NORTON

30 MAY

6 JUNE

(AFTERNOON): REACH HONG KONG AND FLY ON TO PEKING DEPART PEKING AND REACH HONG KONG

7 JUNE

(EARLY AFTERNOON): DEPART HONG KONG

S JUNE

REACH BRIZE NORTON.

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2. THIS TIMETABLE WOULD ALLOW MR ROYLE THE BETTER PART OF

24 HOURS IN HONG KONG ON HIS RETURN JOURNEY.

3. MR ROYLE HAS DECIDED WITH REGRET THAT HE MUST NOW ABANDON HIS

PLAN TO VISIT BURMA,

DOUGLAS-HOME

FILES

FED

HKIOD

P & CD

PS TO MR ROYLE MR WILFORD

CONFIDEND TAT.

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Royle's

visit file

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